Abortion-Keep Legal, Yes or No?

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  • drakeheuer14
    drakeheuer14 Posts: 4,620
    edited May 2019
    PJ_Soul said:
    HughFreakingDillon said:
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    HughFreakingDillon said:
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    drakeheuer14 said:
    It has always amazed me that pro choice is more left leaning. You would think the compassion and progressiveness displayed would carry into this topic. But instead it is turned into a for or against women debate. 

    I wish both genders could have babies. It especially shouldn’t just be the woman who has a say in the discussion to abort or not. It isn’t just your child. (Or child to be ...)
    :confused: I don't understand how a discussion about making abortion illegal could happen without it turning towards a debate for or against women. Huh? Making abortion illegal IS against women, and the vast majority of those driving that change in government are men. So how do you figure the conversation would go any other way? And why does it amaze you that the pro-choice movement is left leaning? Because they get angry when the government tries to take control of women's bodies? I think that is a great reason to get angry and to start fighting ruthlessly. Do you expect the left to have compassion for those who want to hand the government control over women's bodies??
    And yes, whether you wish it weren't the case or not, women are indeed the only ones whose bodies are at risk of being controlled, so obviously they are the only ones who have a say on whether to abort or not. That may not seem fair to some people, but it is what it is, too bad, so sad. Suggesting anything different again only really suggests that women's bodies aren't their own, and I hope it's obvious why that is not an option.
    It's not "against women" for everyone. they just feel that abortion is murdering a human baby, which is a bigger deal to them than their own autonomy. i don't really get this "there is no debate" "it's all black and white" because it's not. 

    i am pro choice because everyone should have their own choice, obviously. but many people believe that abortion is murder, no matter who it is. you can't see that what some perceive as murder to be more serious than having a baby, especially when pregnancy is 100% preventable? i can totally see that side, even though i don't necessarily agree with it.

    now, if it were as a result of rape, then of course, that is a different story. 
    I don't care if people don't think it's against women. It IS against women. Period. Those who don't "think" of it that way just aren't thinking enough in general - they are ignoring the most important issue.
    well, then, there's really no need for this discussion to continue. 

    *case closed*
    Anti-choice laws make slaves of women. Yes indeed, case closed.
    We are all slaves to our body and all things 
    that happen to it anyways. 
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  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,693
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    HAHA
    What are you laughing at? This is a pretty serious topic.
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  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,693
    drakeheuer14 said:
    PJ_Soul said:
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    PJ_Soul said:
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    PJ_Soul said:
    drakeheuer14 said:
    It has always amazed me that pro choice is more left leaning. You would think the compassion and progressiveness displayed would carry into this topic. But instead it is turned into a for or against women debate. 

    I wish both genders could have babies. It especially shouldn’t just be the woman who has a say in the discussion to abort or not. It isn’t just your child. (Or child to be ...)
    :confused: I don't understand how a discussion about making abortion illegal could happen without it turning towards a debate for or against women. Huh? Making abortion illegal IS against women, and the vast majority of those driving that change in government are men. So how do you figure the conversation would go any other way? And why does it amaze you that the pro-choice movement is left leaning? Because they get angry when the government tries to take control of women's bodies? I think that is a great reason to get angry and to start fighting ruthlessly. Do you expect the left to have compassion for those who want to hand the government control over women's bodies??
    And yes, whether you wish it weren't the case or not, women are indeed the only ones whose bodies are at risk of being controlled, so obviously they are the only ones who have a say on whether to abort or not. That may not seem fair to some people, but it is what it is, too bad, so sad. Suggesting anything different again only really suggests that women's bodies aren't their own, and I hope it's obvious why that is not an option.
    It's not "against women" for everyone. they just feel that abortion is murdering a human baby, which is a bigger deal to them than their own autonomy. i don't really get this "there is no debate" "it's all black and white" because it's not. 

    i am pro choice because everyone should have their own choice, obviously. but many people believe that abortion is murder, no matter who it is. you can't see that what some perceive as murder to be more serious than having a baby, especially when pregnancy is 100% preventable? i can totally see that side, even though i don't necessarily agree with it.

    now, if it were as a result of rape, then of course, that is a different story. 
    I don't care if people don't think it's against women. It IS against women. Period. Those who don't "think" of it that way just aren't thinking enough in general - they are ignoring the most important issue.
    well, then, there's really no need for this discussion to continue. 

    *case closed*
    Anti-choice laws make slaves of women. Yes indeed, case closed.
    We are all slaves to our body and all things 
    that happen to it anyways. 
    Wtf?? I don't think you even understand what I'm talking about based on that comment.
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  • HughFreakingDillon
    HughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 39,516
    PJ_Soul said:
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    HAHA
    What are you laughing at? This is a pretty serious topic.
    I'm pretty sure actual slaves would be pretty offended by that remark. 
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  • drakeheuer14
    drakeheuer14 Posts: 4,620
    Are you not equating being forced to carry a child to being a slave of your body? 
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  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,693
    drakeheuer14 said:
    Are you not equating being forced to carry a child to being a slave of your body? 
    No, not at all.
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  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,693
    edited May 2019
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    PJ_Soul said:
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    HAHA
    What are you laughing at? This is a pretty serious topic.
    I'm pretty sure actual slaves would be pretty offended by that remark. 
    I very much doubt it.
    Has it been a long time since you read The Handmaid's Tale? Maybe you need a refresher, I don't know. I'm surprised you made that comment considering the context of this conversation. I would have thought you understood the slave comparison in the context of the abortion debate. I guess not.
    Anyway, NOBODY is going to talk me out of or make me feel ashamed of being an absolutist when it comes to the this topic. There is zero room for compromise IMO, and I will always 100% be proud of being in extreme opposition. I will not tone it down, ever. The danger all this poses for women is very very real.
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  • drakeheuer14
    drakeheuer14 Posts: 4,620
    PJ_Soul said:
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    PJ_Soul said:
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    HAHA
    What are you laughing at? This is a pretty serious topic.
    I'm pretty sure actual slaves would be pretty offended by that remark. 
    I very much doubt it.
    Has it been a long time since you read The Handmaid's Tale? Maybe you need a refresher, I don't know. I'm surprised you made that comment considering the context of this conversation. I would have thought you understood the slave comparison in the context of the abortion debate. I guess not.
    Anyway, NOBODY is going to talk me out of or make me feel ashamed of being an absolutist when it comes to the this topic. There is zero room for compromise IMO, and I will always 100% be proud of being in extreme opposition. I will not tone it down, ever. The danger all this poses for women is very very real.
    Everyone keeps mentioning the danger this poses for women. Outside of the context of abortion, what is the fear? 
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  • Ledbetterman10
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    drakeheuer14 said:
    PJ_Soul said:
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    PJ_Soul said:
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    HAHA
    What are you laughing at? This is a pretty serious topic.
    I'm pretty sure actual slaves would be pretty offended by that remark. 
    I very much doubt it.
    Has it been a long time since you read The Handmaid's Tale? Maybe you need a refresher, I don't know. I'm surprised you made that comment considering the context of this conversation. I would have thought you understood the slave comparison in the context of the abortion debate. I guess not.
    Anyway, NOBODY is going to talk me out of or make me feel ashamed of being an absolutist when it comes to the this topic. There is zero room for compromise IMO, and I will always 100% be proud of being in extreme opposition. I will not tone it down, ever. The danger all this poses for women is very very real.
    Everyone keeps mentioning the danger this poses for women. Outside of the context of abortion, what is the fear? 
    My guess is a fear that it sets a sort of precedent. A "if they can do this, what's next?" sort of thing. 
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  • drakeheuer14
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    Ledbetterman10 said:
    drakeheuer14 said:
    PJ_Soul said:
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    PJ_Soul said:
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    HAHA
    What are you laughing at? This is a pretty serious topic.
    I'm pretty sure actual slaves would be pretty offended by that remark. 
    I very much doubt it.
    Has it been a long time since you read The Handmaid's Tale? Maybe you need a refresher, I don't know. I'm surprised you made that comment considering the context of this conversation. I would have thought you understood the slave comparison in the context of the abortion debate. I guess not.
    Anyway, NOBODY is going to talk me out of or make me feel ashamed of being an absolutist when it comes to the this topic. There is zero room for compromise IMO, and I will always 100% be proud of being in extreme opposition. I will not tone it down, ever. The danger all this poses for women is very very real.
    Everyone keeps mentioning the danger this poses for women. Outside of the context of abortion, what is the fear? 
    My guess is a fear that it sets a sort of precedent. A "if they can do this, what's next?" sort of thing. 
    That’s just it, what is next? I don’t think these men in the government are just full of glee to “take away a womans right.” 
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  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,693
    drakeheuer14 said:
    PJ_Soul said:
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    PJ_Soul said:
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    HAHA
    What are you laughing at? This is a pretty serious topic.
    I'm pretty sure actual slaves would be pretty offended by that remark. 
    I very much doubt it.
    Has it been a long time since you read The Handmaid's Tale? Maybe you need a refresher, I don't know. I'm surprised you made that comment considering the context of this conversation. I would have thought you understood the slave comparison in the context of the abortion debate. I guess not.
    Anyway, NOBODY is going to talk me out of or make me feel ashamed of being an absolutist when it comes to the this topic. There is zero room for compromise IMO, and I will always 100% be proud of being in extreme opposition. I will not tone it down, ever. The danger all this poses for women is very very real.
    Everyone keeps mentioning the danger this poses for women. Outside of the context of abortion, what is the fear? 
    Here are some articles for you to read (to save time in info gathering, these aren't necessarily the greatest sources, but definitely do touch on the important points. I could also present many, many more, but.... I'll consider it amazing if you even read all of these). And you, too, need to read A Handmaid's Tale, as it happens to be the best book that touches on this concept (in an amazing literary way of course - it's fiction - by the GREAT Margaret Atwood). Maybe you will start to get the gist, because I get the impression you just aren't aware of weight of this issue. But also remember.... Restricting anyone's right to govern their own person, their own body, is harmful in and of itself. I hope you understand that. And also that it's unconstitutional, so it also endangers everyone in America, not just women.













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  • drakeheuer14
    drakeheuer14 Posts: 4,620
    edited May 2019
    PJ_Soul said:
    drakeheuer14 said:
    PJ_Soul said:
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    PJ_Soul said:
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    HAHA
    What are you laughing at? This is a pretty serious topic.
    I'm pretty sure actual slaves would be pretty offended by that remark. 
    I very much doubt it.
    Has it been a long time since you read The Handmaid's Tale? Maybe you need a refresher, I don't know. I'm surprised you made that comment considering the context of this conversation. I would have thought you understood the slave comparison in the context of the abortion debate. I guess not.
    Anyway, NOBODY is going to talk me out of or make me feel ashamed of being an absolutist when it comes to the this topic. There is zero room for compromise IMO, and I will always 100% be proud of being in extreme opposition. I will not tone it down, ever. The danger all this poses for women is very very real.
    Everyone keeps mentioning the danger this poses for women. Outside of the context of abortion, what is the fear? 
    Here are some articles for you to read (to save time in info gathering, these aren't necessarily the greatest sources, but definitely do touch on the important points. I could also present many, many more, but.... I'll consider it amazing if you even read all of these). And you, too, need to read A Handmaid's Tale, as it happens to be the best book that touches on this concept (in an amazing literary way of course - it's fiction - by the GREAT Margaret Atwood). Maybe you will start to get the gist, because I get the impression you just aren't aware of weight of this issue. But also remember.... Restricting anyone's right to govern their own person, their own body, is harmful in and of itself. I hope you understand that. And also that it's unconstitutional, so it also endangers everyone in America, not just women.













    But you see, that is where we fundamentally disagree. At a certain point, it isn’t just a woman’s body anymore. 

    That is what makes it so different from other rights. 
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  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,693

    Elizabeth Warren Has a Plan to Save Abortion Rights



    Sadly and pathetically, I bet American liberals aren't even going to consider this one of the main issues when considering who would be best to win the primaries.



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  • HughFreakingDillon
    HughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 39,516
    yes, of course, if we disagree, we just don't know enough about it. "I thought it was obvious". "you need to read this to get the gist". "you just aren't understanding the weight of this issue". 

    the condescension is a nice touch. 

    if there is no room for debate, what's the point of discussion?
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  • HughFreakingDillon
    HughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 39,516
    yes, Handmaid's Tale is a work of fiction. that's about as much of a stretch as one can make. 
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  • drakeheuer14
    drakeheuer14 Posts: 4,620
    Another argument I hear often is that the future child's quality of life might be horrible given the circumstances they are being born into. I don’t understand how anyone can just have the right or thought that you are saving them from that instead of allowing them to live a life and hopefully make their way. 
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  • Ledbetterman10
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    PJ_Soul said:

    Elizabeth Warren Has a Plan to Save Abortion Rights



    Sadly and pathetically, I bet American liberals aren't even going to consider this one of the main issues when considering who would be best to win the primaries.
    As it stands now, there is one thing and one thing only that American liberals are going to take into account when voting in the primaries: who can defeat Trump. It's up to Warren and every other non-Biden candidate to change that. If they can't, then they're not very good politicians. If her plan to save abortion rights is important to her, she needs to figure out a way to make it important to the masses. That's politicking.
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  • HughFreakingDillon
    HughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 39,516
    edited May 2019
    PJ_Soul said:
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    PJ_Soul said:
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    HAHA
    What are you laughing at? This is a pretty serious topic.
    I'm pretty sure actual slaves would be pretty offended by that remark. 
    I very much doubt it.
    Has it been a long time since you read The Handmaid's Tale? Maybe you need a refresher, I don't know. I'm surprised you made that comment considering the context of this conversation. I would have thought you understood the slave comparison in the context of the abortion debate. I guess not.
    Anyway, NOBODY is going to talk me out of or make me feel ashamed of being an absolutist when it comes to the this topic. There is zero room for compromise IMO, and I will always 100% be proud of being in extreme opposition. I will not tone it down, ever. The danger all this poses for women is very very real.
    being a slave, beaten daily, watching your family members getting slaughtered, all because of the colour of your skin, and not being allowed to abort your fetus is the same. jesus christ. and I'M using hyperbole? lol

    and I don't know where the bottom rant came from. literally no one gives a shit about talking you out of anything or toning it down. 
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  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,693
    edited May 2019
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    PJ_Soul said:
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    PJ_Soul said:
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    HAHA
    What are you laughing at? This is a pretty serious topic.
    I'm pretty sure actual slaves would be pretty offended by that remark. 
    I very much doubt it.
    Has it been a long time since you read The Handmaid's Tale? Maybe you need a refresher, I don't know. I'm surprised you made that comment considering the context of this conversation. I would have thought you understood the slave comparison in the context of the abortion debate. I guess not.
    Anyway, NOBODY is going to talk me out of or make me feel ashamed of being an absolutist when it comes to the this topic. There is zero room for compromise IMO, and I will always 100% be proud of being in extreme opposition. I will not tone it down, ever. The danger all this poses for women is very very real.
    being a slave, beaten daily, watching your family members getting slaughtered, all because of the colour of your skin, and not being allowed to abort your fetus is the same. jesus christ. and I'M using hyperbole? lol

    and I don't know where the bottom rant came from. literally no one gives a shit about talking you out of anything or toning it down. 
    Are you speaking for other people now?
    And there is a difference between hyperbole and metaphor, as you know. I think you also know that not all slaves fit into your very limited little description above. But personhood laws make people slaves of the state. That is the context, and I expected you to understand that. Oops.
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  • OnWis97
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    drakeheuer14 said:
    Ledbetterman10 said:
    drakeheuer14 said:
    PJ_Soul said:
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    PJ_Soul said:
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    HAHA
    What are you laughing at? This is a pretty serious topic.
    I'm pretty sure actual slaves would be pretty offended by that remark. 
    I very much doubt it.
    Has it been a long time since you read The Handmaid's Tale? Maybe you need a refresher, I don't know. I'm surprised you made that comment considering the context of this conversation. I would have thought you understood the slave comparison in the context of the abortion debate. I guess not.
    Anyway, NOBODY is going to talk me out of or make me feel ashamed of being an absolutist when it comes to the this topic. There is zero room for compromise IMO, and I will always 100% be proud of being in extreme opposition. I will not tone it down, ever. The danger all this poses for women is very very real.
    Everyone keeps mentioning the danger this poses for women. Outside of the context of abortion, what is the fear? 
    My guess is a fear that it sets a sort of precedent. A "if they can do this, what's next?" sort of thing. 
    That’s just it, what is next? I don’t think these men in the government are just full of glee to “take away a womans right.” 
    I don't think it's that far from it.  There is nooooooooooooo way abortion would be illegal if men had to undergo the nine-month ordeal and then the birth process.  Women have been second class citizens throughout almost all of world history.  And when groups start to climb out of that position, traditional powers often like to kick them back down.  I think exerting control over women is a huge part of this.
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